Manure-distributer.



C. W. BEHRENS. MANURB DISTRIBUTBR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.28,1907. 927,095' Patented July 6, 1909.

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C. W. BEHRBNS.

MANURB DIS'IRIBU'IER.l

APPLIOATION FILED 11116.28. 1907.

927,095. Patented July 6, 1909.

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MANURE-DISTRIBUTER Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2B, 1907.

Patented July e, 1909.

Serial No. 390,539.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. BEHRENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Fairfield and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful lm rovements in Manure-Distributers; and A do declare the following to be a full clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawin s, and to the figures of reference marked t ereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to manure spreaders or distributors and has for its object to provide a device of this class which is articularly simple in its construction, c eap to manufacture, strong, durable and eflicient.

A further object of .my invention is to provide a manure distributer which is positive in its operation and which will evenlyT distribute manure.

With these objects in view .my invention consists in the novel construction of the traveling 'floor or apron of the distributer or spreader.

My invention also consists in the novel construction for operating the movable floor or apron of the distributer either in a forward or a backward direction, and my invention further consists in the-novel construction of the distributing mechanism and in the construction of the agitator, all of which will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

eferring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manure distributor, one of the drive wheels being removed. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view ofthe saine. Fig. 3 is a vertical lon itudinal section taken through line 3-3 o Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view. Fig. 5 is a top plan and side elevation ofthe clutch. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken through the clutch and driving pulley. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the driving pulle and Fig. 8 is an elevation showing the ratc et Wheels and pawls for operating the traveling lloor or apron of the machine.

Like numerals of reference indicate the saine'parts throughout the several igures in which:

1 indicates themachine which comprises the body 2, said body comprising the Side pieces 3 Aand the traveling floor o1' apron 4.

5 indicates the front wheels of the machine and 6 are the rear driving Wheels.

The body of the machine can of course be mounted on any suitable truck as of course is obvious.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 it will be seen that the traveling floor or apron 4 is made up of a series of transverse slats 7 which are suitably hinged at 8, the said slats being provided with preferably two rollers 9 at leach end thereof as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, said rollers 9 traveling on a longitudinal track 10 as clearly Shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Permanently secured to the forward slat of the apron 4 are two cables 11 which are also secured to a Winding drum 12, and by referring to Fig. 3 it will be seen that the rear slat 7 of the apron 4 is permanently secured at 13 to a winding drum 14.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that a driving pulley 15 is secured on the inner side of each of the driving wheels 6; and referring in this connection to Figs. 5 and 6 it will be seen that a clutch-plate or disk 16 is secured to each of the driving wheels by means of yokes 17 which pass around the spokes 18 of the drive wheels 6 and are secured thereto by means of bolts 19 passing through the cluteliplate or disk 16. It will also be seen by referring to Figs'. 5 and 6 that a barrel or hub 20 is formed on said clutch-plate or disk 16, the inner end of said barrel or hub 20 being provided with an annular flange 21. It will also be seen from Fig. 6 that the driving pulley 15 is mounted on said barrel or hub 20 and a coil spring 21 (Fig. 2) is also mounted on the barrel or hub 20 of theclutch-plate or disk 16, said s ring 21 beingof an extension strain an normally holding the driving pulley 15 in contact with the inner face of the clutch-plate or disk 16. Referring in this connection to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the inner face of the clutch-plate or disk 16 is lprovided with a series of beveled extensions 22 having a ilat shoulder 23; and it will be seen from- Fig. 6 that the outer face of the driving pulley 15 is provided with a series of depressions 24 Within which the eX- tensions 22 enter. As the clutch-plate or disk 16 is'rotated by the drive Wheels 6 in one direction the llat shoulder 23 o f the-extensions 22 engage 'the ends of the recesses 24 in the driving pulley 15 and cause said driving pulley 15 to be rotated with the clutclinplate or disk 16, the coil spring 21 normally holding the two members in engagement. Referring in this connection to Fig. 2 it will be seen that a link 25 is conneeted to said driving pulley 15 at 26 and 5 said link 25 is connected to a rotatable plate 27, a reach rod 29 being also connectedto sald plate 27 passes forwardly to a lever 29 located on the forward end of the machine and conveniently to the driver. By operating the lever 29 the plate 27 is rotated which draws the link inwardly thereby carrying the driving pulley 15 out of engagement with the clutch-plate'or disk 16. It

will also be seen that the link (Fig. 2) 15 passes from the rotatable plate 27 to the driving pulley 15 on the opposite drive Wheel 6 so that the driving pulleys 15 of both wheels are disengaged from the clutch-plate or disks 16 simultaneously.

Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that a cable or belt 31 passes from the driving pulley 15 to a smaller pulley 32 located on the shaft 33 of the distributing roller 34, and it will also be seen that an adjusting box 35 is 25 provided for the shaft 33 so that the tension of the belt or cable 31 can be adjusted; The said distributing roller 34 comprises two end disks 36 which are permanently secured to the shaft 33, and secured to said end disks 36 near the periphery thereof are cross pieces 37 carrying a series of radially extending pins or teeth 38.

Referring now particularly to Fig. 1 it will be seen that an eccentric 39 of usual form is carried on the shaft 33 of the distributing roller and an eccentric rod 40 passes forwardly from said eccentric and is in adjustable engagement with the rocking rod 41, this construction just described being duplicated on each side of the machine. The said rocking lever 41 is provided with a series of fperforations 42 and a bolt 43 is provided or securing the eccentric rod 40 at various j oints along said lever 41, as is obvious. he said lever 41 is pivoted or fulcrumed to a shaft 44 which passes transversely and under the traveling floor or apron of the machine. Secured on said shaft 44 at both ends thereof are two ratchet wheels 45 and 46 and carried by said rocking lever 41 is a double pawl 47 (Fig. 8) so constructed that one end thereof can be thrown into engagement with the ratchet wheel 45 and the other end can be thrown into engagement with theV ratchet wheel 46. Se-

cured to said double pawl 47 is anl arm 48 which is connected to the reach rod 49 (Fig.

1) being preferably provided with an eye 5() at its,forward end which is designed to be passed over either one of the projecting ins 51 located on the side of the machine. hen

the reach rod 49 is connected to the after pin 51 it throws one end of the double pawl 47 in engagement with one of the ratchet wheels, and when the reach rod 49 is connected to the forward pin`51 it throws the other end of said double pawl 47 into engagement with the other ratchet wheel. Carried on the shaft 44 of the ratchet wheels 45 and 46 are two wheels 52 which as shown in Fig. 3 merely comprise four blades 53 so arranged as to engage the links or slats 7 of the traveling floor or apron.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 a traveling gate 54 is secured to the forward link or slat 7 of the traveling apron, and said gate 54 is moved with said apron as is obvious.

Having thus fully described the several parts of my invention its o eration is as follows: The traveling apron eing in position shown in Fig. 3 the body of the vehicle behind the traveling gate 54 is filled with manure and the machine is then put in motion. The rotation' of the drive wheels 6 revolve the distributing roller so that the manure is engaged by the radially extending pins 38 and distributed thereby. The rotation of the shaft 33 of the distributing roller causes the eccentric 39 thereon to rock the rocking levers 41 and as said levers 41 are connected together by means of a cross piece 55 carrying depending fingers or pins 56, said depending fingers or pins engage the manure agitating the same and working the manure rearwardly toward the distributing roller. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 the upper end of the rocking levers 41 is provided with a vertical slot 57 while the cross piece 55 is rovided with a pin or journal 58 which is ree to move in said slot 57. By reason of this construction the pins 56 act as an agitator and force the manure while engaging the surface of the same irrespective of the height of the manure in the body of the machine. The rocking levers 41 being rocked 105 bythe eccentric rod 40 one end of the double pawl 47 engages the ratchet wheel 46 so that at each rearward movement of the rocking lever 41 the ratchet wheel 46 is rotated the distance of one tooth. The rotation of the ratchet wheel 46 is imparted to the two wheels 52, the blades 53 thereof engage the slats or links of the traveling apron forcing said traveling apron rearwardly and winding the same upon the winding drum 14, it being understood that both the winding drum 14 and the forward winding drum 12 are provided with a spring (not shown) for winding the traveling apron thereon this being the usual expedient for rotating a drum or roller. As the machine is drawn along the traveling apron moves rearwardly and carries the traveling gate 54 therewith so that the manure is always being worked to the rear end of the machine. When the manure has been distributed from the machine the reach rod 49 (Fig. 1) is connected to the forward pin 51 which throws one end of the double pawl 47 in engagement with the ratchet Wheel 45, so that at every forward movement of the said rocking levers 41 the ratchet wheel 45 is rotated the distance of one tooth thus reversing the direction of rotation of the two wheels 52 and causing the blades 53 thereon to engage the-slats or links 7 of the traveling apron so as to force said apron in a forward direction unwinding the same -frorn the vwinding roller 14 on to the forward winding roller 12. When it is desired to throw the mechanism out of operation, as for instance, when passing over roads or under any other circumstances the lever 29 (Fig. 1) is thrown forward, which by means of the reach rod 28 and the links 25 and 30 draws the driving pulley 15 on each side of the machine out of engagement with the clutch-plate or disk 16 so that the drive Wheels 6 and clutch-plate or disk 16 are free to rotate without communicating the motion to the driving pulleys 15.

Having thus fully described my invention, I do lnot wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction as herewith set forth as various slight changes may be made therein which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention, and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l 1. In a machine of` the character de# scribed comprising a traveling floor or a ron, a distributing roller associated therewit an agitator for agitating the material and for working the same toward the distributing roller, an eccentric on the shaft of said distributing roller, rocking levers and means actuated thereby for movin said traveling floor or apron, a connection etween the said eccentric and said rocking levers for rocking sald lever, said agitator being carried on said rocking levers and actuated thereby, and

means for allowing said agitator to conform to the height ofthe material which is being carried to the said distributing roller.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a traveling floor or apron, a distributing roller associated therewith, an agitator for agitating the material upon said traveling floor or apron, rocking levers asso- 'ciated with said distributing roller, means actuated thereby for moving said traveling floor or` apron, a connection between said rocking levers and the shaft of ,said distributing roller, means on said distributing roller for imparting a rocking movement to said rocking levers, and an agitator carried on said rocking levers and actuated thereby.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a traveling floor or apron, a distributing roller associated therewlth, rocking levers associated with said distributing roller, means carried on the shaft of said distributing roller for imparting a rocking movement to said rocking levers, means actuated by said rocking levers for moving said traveling floor or apron, and an agitator carried on said levers and actuated thereby.

4. A machineof 'the character described comprising a -traveling floor or a ron, a distributing roller associated therewith, rocking levers associated with said distributing roller, means carried on the shaft of said distributing roller for imparting a rocking movement to said rocking levers, an agitator carried on said rockin levers andv actuated thereby, and means or moving said traveling floor or apron, actuated by said rockin levers.

In testimony whereof, I a my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. BEHRENS.

Witnesses:

R. F. BROWN, A. B. KINFERBER. 

